The Meaning of 1 Samuel 17:58 Explained

1 Samuel 17:58

KJV: And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.

YLT: and Saul saith unto him, 'Whose son art thou, O youth?' and David saith, 'Son of thy servant Jesse, the Beth-Lehemite.'

Darby: And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, young man? And David said, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

ASV: And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 17:58?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Saul said to him, Whose son [art] thou, [thou] young man? And David answered, I [am] the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.

What does 1 Samuel 17:58 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 17:55-58 - A Loyal Friend And A Jealous Enemy

These verses make very good reading. They present the one ray of light in a story which, from this point on, becomes more and more somber. David's bearing in the hour of victory was so modest and unaffected that Jonathan's heart leaped out to greet him as a kindred soul; while his advances awoke in David a love almost womanly in its tenderness. When we see Jonathan arraying his newfound friend in his own raiment, we are reminded of our Lord's great exchange with us. He was made sin, that we might become the righteousness of God in him, 2 Corinthians 5:21.

David's harp was now, for the most part, exchanged for the sword, and he became a popular hero. It was the refrain of the women's ode of victory that opened Saul's soul to the envenomed dart of jealousy. The milk of human kindness suddenly turned sour. "He eyed David from that day," not with affectionate admiration, but always with desire to place a malicious construction on every act and word and look. With terrible accuracy James shows the certain progress and development of such an attitude, James 1:14-15. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 17

¹ The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle
⁴ Goliath challenges a combat
¹² David, sent by his father to visit his brothers, takes the challenge
²⁸ Eliab chides him
³⁰ He is brought to Saul
³² shows the reason of his confidence
³⁸ and slays the giant
⁵⁵ Saul takes notice of David

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 17:58 mean?

And said to him Saul son of whom [are] you young man so answered David [I am] the son of your servant Jesse in the Bethlehemite

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ שָׁא֔וּל בֶּן־ מִ֥י אַתָּ֖ה ؟ הַנָּ֑עַר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד בֶּֽן־ עַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשַׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית הַלַּחְמִֽי

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָיו֙	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
שָׁא֔וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מִ֥י	of whom [are]
Parse: Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
؟ הַנָּ֑עַר	young man
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	so answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דָּוִ֔ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בֶּֽן־	[I am] the son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַבְדְּךָ֥	of your servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
יִשַׁ֖י	Jesse
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישַׁי Sense: son of Boaz and the father of king David.
הַלַּחְמִֽי	the Bethlehemite
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בֵּית־הַלַּחְמִי Sense: an inhabitant of Bethlehem.

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